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'I triple-dog dare ya'

Buy This PhotoPAUL VERNON/THISWEEKNEWSNo, it's not a dare similar to that in the infamous scene from A Christmas Story. Three-year-old Brian Madison merely is licking an ice sculpture carved by Paul Ahrens of Precise Ice during the 2013 Worthington Holiday Open House.

Buy This PhotoPAUL VERNON/THISWEEKNEWSSanta Claus flips the "high voltage" switch to light the holiday tree Dec. 2. The annual event on the southeast Village Green is hosted by the Worthington Parks & Recreation Department and features a lighting of candles and traditional holiday carols.

Buy This PhotoPAUL VERNON/THISWEEKNEWSPaul Ahrens of Precise Ice sprays the crowd with snow as he works on an ice sculpture during the Worthington tree-lighting ceremony Sunday, Dec. 1, on the Village Green.

Buy This PhotoPAUL VERNON/THISWEEKNEWSTwo-year-old Morgan Parsons plays jingle bells with the Christmas Cardinal during the Worthington tree-lighting ceremony on the Village Green on Sunday, Dec. 1.

Buy This PhotoPAUL VERNON/THISWEEKNEWSWorthington Kilbourne High School junior Theresa Amato (left) and senior Allison Lange perform with the school choir during the tree-lighting ceremony Dec. 1.

Buy This PhotoPAUL VERNON/THISWEEKNEWSDaniel McElroy, of Columbus, and his 5-year-old daughter, Nina, stand in front of the Worthington holiday tree during the Dec. 1 tree-lighting ceremony on the southeast Village Green.